Euro area vs United States of America: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Euro area
1.49 million
in 2020
United States of America
1.40 million
in 2020
Euro area rank
3rd
United States of America rank
5th
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time
- Euro area
- United States of America
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 1.49 million against 1.40 million in United States of America, a difference of 98,000.
That makes Euro area's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 5th of 3 groups.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.51 million | 2.20 million | 310,150 | Euro area |
| 1990s | 2.45 million | 1.77 million | 680,004 | Euro area |
| 2000s | 1.94 million | 1.50 million | 440,525 | Euro area |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 1.42 million | 145,971 | Euro area |
| 2020s | 1.49 million | 1.40 million | 98,000 | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Euro area or United States of America?
- Euro area, at 1.49 million against 1.40 million in United States of America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Euro area and United States of America?
- 98,000, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States of America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Euro area and United States of America rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Euro area ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 5th of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.